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Jets
This page lists the known jet-powered aircraft which have entered Safi for maintenance.
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Aircraft types: A | AIRCRAFT | OPERATOR | REGISTRATION | ARR/DEP | NOTES | HISTORY | | A. L39CT | | N92JJ | 25.02.96/25.10.97 | Flew to Malta, and entered Safi the same day. Dep Malta onboard An-12 UR-11316. | c/n 533216 | | Airbus A.320 | Wind Jet | EI-DOE | | Entered Safi on 28.11.07. | | | Airbus 321-100 | BMI | G-MIDL | | Entered Safi on 19.05.08. | |
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Aircraft types: Boeing | AIRCRAFT | OPERATOR | REGISTRATION | ARR/DEP | NOTES | HISTORY | | B.707-373C | Koda Air | 9L-LBU | 11.10.03/07.12.03 | The largest aircraft to enter the premises so far. At Safi between 13 Oct - 7 Dec. It arrived from Southend for a ‘D’ check. | c/n 19179/500 mfd 1966. First delivered to World Airways as N972WA on 29 May 66. Bought by Transportes Aereos Portugueses and registered CS-TBJ Jul 1974. Leased to Cargo Air Lines for two months 9 Mar 78. Transportes Aereos Portugueses changed name to TAP Air Portugal on 1 Apr 1979. Bought by Sicotra Aviation on 12 Dec 1987 and re-registered as 9Q-CSB. Sold to Filair on 1 May 92 and re-sold to Skydec Cargo during Dec 92. During the following years it changed the registration to 3D-CSB and 3C-GIG. On 16 Oct 01 the aircraft was used for a drug trafficking operation into UK, but police intercepted the operation upon its arrival at Southend. The haul consisted of 271 kilos of pure cocaine with a street value of £Stg22 million. Impounded in Southend, given a new colour scheme and registered as 9L-LDU. Dep Malta en-route to Sharjah using callsign Air Leone 400F on 07 Dec. During the following days the aircraft was seen being operated in Baghdad. | | B.727-76 | Jordan HS Aviation | JY-HS1 | 15.03.98/19.03.99 | Operated a number of executive flights when based in Malta, last known service on 6 February, before entering Safi on 09.03.99 and leaving on 19.03. Modified with winglets. | c/n 20228/766 Ex VR-CHS, VR-CCB, N727RE, HZ-GRP, HZ-GP2 (not taken up), N8043E, VH-TJE. | | B.727-30 | Int’l Development Group (Cayman) Ltd. | P4-MMG | See notes. | Last seen at Safi on 11.12.00. Another visit between 14-15 June 04. This a/c was a frequent visitor a couple years ago, but in different colour scheme. As a result of a collision with an An-26 in Tripoli, its nose cone carried Libyan Arab Airlines colours. | c/n 18368 mfd 1965 ex VP-CMM, N841MM, N728JE, N72700, N9234Z, D-ABIM. | | B.727-22 | | P4-FLY | | Previously P4-ONE, it left Safi and Malta on 23.01.07. Seen on several occasions both at MIA and Safi. Used for both static and take-off/landing shots between 07-08.09.07 during the shooting of film Largo Winch. Fictious “Korsk Corporation” titles applied. New livery after 23.03.08. | | | B.727-22 | | P4-ONE | See notes. | Joss Aviation. Seen on a number of occasions during 2001. Configured as an executive aircraft. This photo gives a cockpit view. Noted at Safi on 07.07.06. Re-registered P4-FLY. | c/n 19148, pi N341TC, N7084U | | B.727-30 | JR Executive | P4-YJR | See notes. | This was wrongly listed as P4-VJR, which is a BAe 125. First visit to Safi between 24-28 Sept 04. Observed at Park 4, MIA on 18.06.05, entered Safi on __.__??, dep Safi 15.07, performed air test. Dep Malta on __.__? | c/n 18366 mfd 1966 ex N727JR, VP-BGW, VR-BGW, N44R, N9233Z, D-ABIK. | | B. 737-8FH/W | | EI-ECD | | Noted at Medavia on 16.01.09 tail logo removed | |
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Aircraft types: BAe/BAC | AIRCRAFT | OPERATOR | REGISTRATION | ARR/DEP | NOTES | HISTORY | | BAe 146 | Elfly | 9H-ELE | | Arrived late evening of 17.06.09. Entered Safi after customs clearance same evening. Departed Safi to start operations, but all flying canx in October. Back at Safi by 06.11.09. Still at Safi at time of writing, December 2009. | | | BAC 1-11-414EG | | 3C-LKI | 04.03.99/ | Entered Safi on same day. Stored at Bournemouth Airport for a year. Aircraft’s arrival was delayed by a transponder failure. Livery composed of white, blue and black cheatlines on fuselage, with a small Saudi flag near its forward left door. Last flew as 3C-LKI on a test flight on 22.03.01. Re-registered C5-LKI during Jan 02. Test flights on 23 and 26 Jan 02. Crew training on 3 Apr. Last recorded flight on 13 May 02, entering Safi the following day. Sprayed in Libyan Arab Airlines livery on 30 Apr 03, rolled out on 11 Jun. Re-registered 5A-DDQ, first seen on 1 Oct. Departed for Tripoli, Libya on 9 Oct 03. Returned to Malta, and entered Safi on 13 Feb 04, departing the following day. | c/n 158. 3C-LKI, HZ-KB1, HZ-AB1, HZ-AMH, HZ-MF1, D-AISY, D-ANDI(not taken up) | | BAC 1-11-414EG | | C5-LKI | | See 3C-LKI above. | | | BAC 1-11-414EG | Libyan Arab Airlines | 5A-DDQ | __.__.__/09.10.03 | See 3C-LKI above. | | | BAC 1-11-518FG | Al Barka Air Services | 5N-BBP | 10.09.02 | Crossed into Safi on 11.09. Same “Miss World” titles of ‘BBQ but smaller and in the middle of the fuselage under the over wing exits. | c/n 202, mfd 1970, ex G-OBWB, G-BDAS, G-AXMH. | | BAC 1-11-520FN | Al Barka Air Services | 5N-BBQ | 31.09.02 | Crossed into Safi on 01 Sept. Carried ‘Official Carrier of Miss World 2001’ and Al Barka titles along its fuselage. Towed to park 9, MIA, lifted over the fence , and then transported by road to Hal-Far on 04.02.06. | c/n 230, mfd 1970 p.i.’s G-OBWC, G-BEKA, 4X-BAR, G-16-22, G-BEKA, PP-SDR | | BAC 1-11-531FS | Air Leone Ltd | 9L-LDJ | 14.06.02 | Previous operator British World. Arr from Southend UK. Crossed into Safi the same day. Presently parked at Safi in all-white colours. Missing No.1 engine, which was removed and sent to Southend for the ferry flight to Malta of BAC 1-11 G-OBWD. This aircraft hasn’t arrived yet. Taken to Luqa Airport on 28.12.05, and parked between Parks 3 & 4. | c/n 242 mfd in 1972, ex G-OBWE, G-BJYM, TI-LRI, TI-1095C. | | BAC 1-11-518FG | Air Leone Ltd | 9L-LDL | 08.07.02 | Previous operator British World. Still in full British World livery. Towed to Park 4 on 26 Sept to participate as a static exhibit during Malta International Airshow 2003. Returned to Safi on the 29th. | c/n 233 mfd 1971 ex G-OBWA, G-BDAT, G-AYOR | | BAC 1-11-401AK | | N263PC | 05.01.00/18.02.00 | Arrived from Coventry, entered Safi on 06 Jan. Left Safi with Al Barka titles and registered as 5N-MBM on the 17th February. Departed Malta on the 18th February. | 068 (mfd 1966) ex reg: N111LP, N18HD, N18HH, N200CC, N3E, N5027. | | BAC 1-11-201AC | | YA-GAG | 09.01.98 | At Safi for at least 14 months. Purchased by Rwanda A/Ls? | | | BAC 1-11-201AC | | 9XR-RA | 15.03.98/24.03.98 | | c/n 011, YA-GAG, EL-ALD, G-DBAF, EI-BWK, N104EX, G-ASJG | | BAC 1-11-212AR | ASHMAWI AVIATION | VP-CMI | See notes. | First visit on 11.09.01. Seen again on 28.09.01 for maintenance, dep 05.03.02. Also on 25.03.02, between 26 Nov – 15 Dec, and on 29 Jan 03. Test flight on 11 Oct 03. Dep for Dublin on 03.09.04. Sold to Flight Source International Inc, San Antonio, Texas. | c/n 183 mfd 1969 ex HZ-ND1, VR-CMI, VR-CBY, HZ-AMH, VR-CBY, N503T | | BAC Strikemaster Mk.87 | | G-BXFP | 28.02.03 | Still in Royal New Zealand Air Force camouflage and titles & serial no NZ6361. Last registered owner was Strikemaster Films Ltd. Unconfirmed reports that the aircraft may have been bought as spare source for TU-VRA. Towed to Park 4 on 26 Sept to participate as a static exhibit during Malta International Airshow 2003. Returned to Safi on the 29th. Crated, and dep Malta on 21.05.04. A/c canx from UK register on 20.10.04. | c/n Ps.71 ex Botswana Air Force OJ-5, Kenya Air Force 602, and G-27-192. | | BAC Strikemaster Mk.87 | | G-UUNY | 15.02.03/22.03.03 | Re-registered TU-VRA. Still in Botswana Defence Force titles and colours on arrival. | c/n PS.70 mfd 1970 and ex G-AYHR, Botswana Air Force OJ4, Kenya Air Force 601, G-27-141, G-AYHR and G-27-191. |
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Aircraft types: B – L (all biz jets) | AIRCRAFT | OPERATOR | REGISTRATION | ARR/DEP | NOTES | HISTORY | | Bombardier BD700 | | N360LA | | Noted at Med-Avia on 30.06.06. Again on 23.06.09. Actual arr/dep dates unknown. | | | Bombardier BD700 | | VH-BHX | | Aircraft was noted at park 4 on 18.12.08. Entered Safi on 08.04.09, exited on the 9th with Maltese reg 9H-AFU. | | | Cessna 550 Citation | | N5PG | 15.05.06/ | Entered Safi after landing. | | | Cessna 560 Citation XLS | Libyan Air Ambulance | 5A-DRK | 08.04.08/ | Diverted to Malta due to a cracked windscreen. Entered Safi for repairs. | | | Dassault Falcon 20C | Libyan Arab Airlines | 5A-DAG | 30.07.02/02.08.02* | All white with titles & logo of L.A.A. *Dates when a/c was at Safi. Again seen at Safi between 23 Jun–20 Aug 03, still in white livery. | c/n 143 mfd 1968 F-WMKH | | Dassault Falcon 20C | Libyan Arab Airlines | 5A-DKQ | __.__.__/22.09.05 | Previously registered as SU-OAE. See below. | | | Dassault Falcon 20 | Pyramid Airlines | SU-OAE | __.__.__/22.09.05 | At Safi on 7 Dec 99. Two test flights on 15 & 16 Nov 01. Again at Safi on 14.01.02. Departed on 22.09.05 as 5A-DKQ. See above. | | | Dassault Falcon 50 | General Electric capital Corp. | N22YP | See notes. | At Safi between 14-16 Nov 02. | c/n 53 mfd 1981 ex N53FJ | | Dassault Falcon 2000 | Air Enterprise International | F-GMGA | | Seen at Safi on 20.06.97 | | | Dassault Falcon 2000 | Air Enterprise International | F-GMCK | 20.05.99/ | A number of visits were made to Safi in early 1999. | Re-registered as CS-DCM | | Dassault Falcon 2000 | Portugal Air Luxor? | CS-DCM | | At Safi between 19-21 Jan 02. | Pi F-GMCK. | | Dassault Falcon 2000 | Cayman Island E.A.S. | VP-CJA | | Entered Safi on 05 May 99. | | | Gates Learjet 31A | | D-CURT | | Between 09-10.10.04 | mfd 1991 c/n 31A-042 ex D-CGGG. | | Gates Learjet 55 | Eurojet | D-CATL | See notes. | Entered Safi on 14 Mar, 23 Jul, between 11-15 Sept 02 and 23-24 Jan 03. To Safi again on 27 Jan to have “Republic of Malta” titles added. It returned to Safi on 29 Jan for the removal of the titles. Seen leaving Safi on 18 Mar. 29 May may have been its last visit to Safi, as the aircraft departed on 1 June, end of lease. | c/n 55-051, ex N55KD, N55KS, N22GH, N22G, and N734. | | Gates Learjet 55 | Aegean | SX-BTV | 18.08.05 | Diverted to Malta due to technical problems, and entered Safi on the same day. | | | Gates Learjet 60 | Eurojet | D-CISX | 18.07.03* | Arr on lease from Jet Connection on 09 Jul 03. Dep on the 25? * Day visit only. | c/n 60-120 mfd 1998 ex N120LJ | | Gates Learjet 60 | | D-COWS | 25.07.03/__.__.__ | First visit to Safi for a day was on 5 Aug. Seen at Safi a couple of times more, but on 9 Sept was noted taxiing out with “AEE”, a part of the new registration, visible on its engine. On 3 Oct, it was noted with the titles of Republic of Malta and “AEE” removed. Finally on 15 Oct it was seen for the first time taxing out from Safi with “Republic of Malta” titles and with the full Maltese registration 9H-AEE. D-COWS was officially de registered from the German register on the 14 Oct 03. | c/n 60-170 mfd 2000 ex N170LJ | | Grumman Gulfstream II | Libyan Arab Airlines | 5A-DDR | __.11.87/__.11.87 | Test flight on 13.11.87. | | | Grumman Gulfstream II | Libyan Arab Airlines | 5A-DDS | 17.12.02/27.12.02 | First visit to Safi by a Gulfstream II. All white livery w/L.A.A. titles. Again seen between 26 Feb-07 Mar 03. | c/n 242 mfd 1979 | | Grumman Gulfstream V | | N221DG | 08.07.06/21.07.06 | Entered Safi after landing | c/n 5020 | | L. Jetstar | Air Ambulance | 5A-DAJ | __.04.92/__.__.__ | | | | L. Jetstar-8 | Ashmawi Aviation | HZ-MA1 | 27.07.03/? | At Safi between 28 Jul - 11 Aug. | c/n 5105 ex N17005 |
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Aircraft types: M - Z | AIRCRAFT | OPERATOR | REGISTRATION | ARR/DEP | NOTES | HISTORY | | MD-90-30 | British Jet | HB-JIB | 26.04.05/01.05.05 | A subsidiary of a Maltese tour operator, the first to offer low cost flights. A/c entered Safi on the 27th, leaving on 1st May, operating first revenue flight that same day to Leeds. Again at Safi on 02.08 due to tech problem. May have departed same day or the 3rd. Again at Safi in February 06, exited on 01.03.06, departed for Manchester later in the afternoon. | c/n 53553/2165 |
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